A major theme in the book is obviously inequality in the legal system and the ways that laws are formulated. In The New Jim Crow, there was a specific agenda to keep power away from African Americans with the author stating they’ve “gone from plantation to penitentiaries” (Alexander, 2011, p. 111). Like Feminism theory explains there are structural differences, in the book’s case, the strict laws and target of those severe penalties. These laws were created with the intent of hurting groups that historically have little access to power and limited ability to defend themselves against such a sophisticated and intimidating legal system. The label of criminal is one that was impossible to disown. Feminist theory explains that these systems
